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TWIC- Sindarov misses a big opportunity and Giri beats Caruana in Candidates Round 9 - 9 08/04/2026The 9th Round of the FIDE Candidates tournament in Cyprus saw some very consequent action. First of all the leader by two points Javokhir Sindarov missed a clear winning chance against Matthias Bluebaum and had to settle for a draw. No disaster but nevertheless a chance. Fabiano Caruana dropped out of contention when he lost […]Mark Crowther
- Sindarov extends his lead to two points in the Candidates even after a draw in Round 8 - 8 08/04/2026Javokhir Sindarov is in the poll position of the FIDE Candidates in Cyprus after drawing with Andrey Esipenko in Round 8 and moving to 6.5/8. Sindarov was barely troubled in the first game to finish. Sindarov's closest challenger was Fabiano Caruana but he was defeated by a determined Hikaru Nakamura. Anish Giri joined Caruana in […]Mark Crowther
- Javokhir Sindarov leads the FIDE Candidates by 1.5 points at the half way stage - 7 05/04/2026Javokhir Sindarov has finished the first half of the FIDE Candidates on 6/7 following a draw against Anish Giri. Although Sindarov was better Giri's defence was very accurate and really there didn't seem to be any winning chances. The only decisive game of the day was when Wei Yi took advantage of a gruesome blunder […]Mark Crowther
- Sindarov in danger of running away with the Candidates after he moves to 5.5/6 - 6 05/04/2026Javokhir Sindarov won yet again to move to 5.5/6 and revive memories of Veselin Topalov's 6.5/7 in the first half of the World Championship tournament in San Luis in 2005 (and as Anand admitted, the only person to draw, he saved a lost position), there in exactly the same format, Topalov cruised to victory by […]Mark Crowther
- Sindarov and Caruana both win in Candidates Round 5 - 5 03/04/2026Javokhir Sindarov continues to lead the FIDE Candidates in Cyprus by a point after crushing Hikaru Nakamura with the black pieces. Even at this early stage it's already looking like it's going to be a fight between Sindarov and Fabiano Caruana, they're the only two looking in great form. Caruana overpowered the hitherto undefeated Matthias […]Mark Crowther
- Sindarov takes an early lead in the Candidates after beating Caruana in Round 4 - 3-4 02/04/2026Javokhir Sindarov put a major marker down by beating Fabiano Caruana in Round 4 of the Candidates, the two were sharing the lead. Sindarov was one of the favourites before the event alongside Caruana. Sindarov has started with 3.5/4, whilst there's an extremely long way to go he looks in very fine form. In the […]Mark Crowther
- Sindarov misses a big opportunity and Giri beats Caruana in Candidates Round 9 - 9 08/04/2026
- ECF
- ECF Online Grand Prix 2026 begins this Sunday 02/04/2026The ECF Online Grand Prix Series returns for 2026, beginning on Sunday, 5 April and running through to December. The series features monthly blitz and rapid tournaments open to all...Melinda Wilde
- April Monthly Ratings and Website Issues – 2nd April 02/04/2026Please note that the ECF month-end rating process ran successfully last night. This means that this month’s official ratings have now been published, with monthly ratings displaying correctly in the...Melinda Wilde
- April Month End Ratings 01/04/2026Please note that the ECF month-end rating process did not run last night, which means that this month’s official ratings have not yet been published. We are currently working on...Melinda Wilde
- Bodhana Sivanandan Becomes Britain’s No. 1 Female Player 01/04/2026Press Release: Not an April Fool! British chess phenom Bodhana Sivanandan has made history by shooting to the top of the UK chess rankings after a sensational start to 2026,...Melinda Wilde
- 24-Hour Chess Marathon in Support of Macmillan Cancer Support 31/03/2026The English Chess Federation is raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support through a special 24-hour online chess marathon. This fundraiser is in memory of Adam Hunt and Jonathan Hawkins,...Melinda Wilde
- Regulation 5 31/03/2026Regarding the Regulation 5 Complaint by Nick Faulks against Stephen Woodhouse, a panel of non-executive directors found no evidence of bias during Stephen’s investigation of an earlier complaint and no...Melinda Wilde
- ECF Online Grand Prix 2026 begins this Sunday 02/04/2026
- Chessbase
- Remembering Donald Byrne 08/04/2026Together with his brother Robert, Donald Byrne was among the best players in the United States in the 1970s. He won many games, but he became best known for a loss — against the then little-known Bobby Fischer. Donald Byrne died 50 years ago from an autoimmune disease. He was only 45 years old.
- Candidates Round 9 - Live! 08/04/2026The Candidates Tournaments form the final qualifying stage of the FIDE World Championship cycle. Each tournament features eight of the world's strongest players competing in a double round-robin format over fourteen rounds of classical chess. In Wednesday's ninth round, Fabiano Caruana and Anish Giri - who are tied for second place in the open section […]
- Candidates R8: Nakamura takes down Caruana, Giri beats Pragg 08/04/2026Javokhir Sindarov extended his lead at the Candidates Tournament in Cyprus despite only scoring a draw against Andrey Esipenko in round eight, as Fabiano Caruana, his long-time closest chaser, lost to Hikaru Nakamura. Meanwhile, Anish Giri beat Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu to join Caruana in second place. With six rounds remaining, Sindarov now leads by two points […]
- A Game That Outlasted the Day (3) 06/04/2026Two months ago Valery Golubenko played what may well have been one of the longest chess games ever seen, measured by number of moves, under the rather restrictive conditions of modern chess life. At move 88, with queen and b-pawn against queen, Golubenko's opponent held for 37 moves, until he missed an only move, and […]
- The Birth of a Journey 23/03/2026Praful Zaveri is the founder of Indian Chess School, where he has trained more than 5000 students. In 2023 he began writing a book, Shat Shat Vande Chess, on the cultural, historical, and philosophical journey of chess, on the 15,000‑year “odyssey” of the game. Now he has decided to make it into a film. Here […]
- Chess Olympiad: Cloud power for your national squad 10/03/2026Success in world-class chess is built long before the game begins. With the "Federation Package", developed specifically for national federations, players and coaches gain access to the complete professional ChessBase software, the world's largest chess database, and powerful cloud analysis – at a price that provides up to five times more computing power than individual […]
- Remembering Donald Byrne 08/04/2026
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